Presented by Cuyahoga Community College (Tri C) John Gajewski, Executive Director Adv Mfg/Engineering and BioScience Robert Ivanov, Program Manager Engineering Technologies Kay Moormann, Vice President Workforce Solutions Linda Simmons, Ed.D., Vice President Academic & Student Affairs
Agenda Tri C Background Organizational Structure and Roles Alternative/Renewable Program Areas Alternative Energy Funding Wind Energy Example Manufacturing Impact Best Practices Examined Advisory Committee Formed Program Development Sample Career Path Moving Forward Questions Contact Information
Tri C Background Cleveland, Ohio First and Largest Community College in Ohio Urban Multi Campus Single College 500 Square Mile District 3 Campuses, 1 Unified Technology Center, 2 Corporate Colleges 58,000 Students Credit and Non Credit
Tri C Serving Northeast Ohio Lake County Future Westshore Center District Metro Campus Eastern Campus UTC Geauga County Corporate College West Corporate College East Lorain County Western Campus Summit County Future Brunswick Center Medina County
Alternative/Renewal Areas Biofuels Environmental Health and Safety Fuel Cells / Hydrogen Green Construction / Retro fit / Deconstruction Hybrid Autos Solar / Photo Voltaic Wind Energy
Alternative Energy Funding Federal Appropriation $832,000 Support Academic Programming in Fuel Cells, Solar, Photo Voltaic, Wind Turbines, Green Construction/LEED Certification Foundation Grant $70,000 Green Academy General Fund Special Allocation $650,000 Specialized Equipment Added to $1 Million Installed Equipment Base, Faculty and Marketing
Wind Energy Example
Manufacturing Impact Assuming 74,000 Megawatts of New Wind Development in the US... 13,215 Manufacturing Jobs Created in Ohio 1,743 Manufacturing Jobs Created in Cuyahoga County $257 Million Investment in Cuyahoga County $1.9 Billon Investment Statewide Source: Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) Report, 2005
Best Practices Examined Columbia Gorge Community College (OR) Highland Community College (IL) Iowa Lakes Community College (IA) Max Hayes High School (OH) Mesalands Community College (AZ) Lakeshore Technical College (WI) Texas State Technical College (TX)
Advisory Committee Formed Batelle Cardinal Fasteners & Specialty Co., Inc. City of Cleveland Cleveland Foundation Dovetail Solar and Wind First Energy GrafTech General Electric Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation/Case Western Reserve University Great Lakes Science Center Great Lakes Wind Network Green Energy Ohio Hydrogen LLC Mariner Energy Systems Millwrights Local 1871 NASA John Glenn Research Center NexTech Materials Inc. Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition REPower Solutions Rotek Swiger Coil Theta Squared Vestas
Wind Energy Program Development Fall 2008 Collaboration Began Credit & WEDD Partners Credit & Non Credit Partners Develop Program Implementation, Budget, Facility, Advisory Committee, Equipment, Shared Use Facility and Executive Approval. WEDD Non Credit Wind Technician Certificate Courses Offered January 2009 Fall 2009 2010 Credit Courses Leading to Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering Associate Degree with Emphasis on Wind Turbines
Wind Energy Sample Career Path Bachelors (Engineering) Bachelors Bachelors (Engineering) Associates Degree (Manufacturing) High School
Going Forward Exploring Curriculum Development for Both Commercial and Residential Wind Turbines National Science Foundation Planning Grant Submission with Laramie County Community College (WY) to Develop Skill Sets for Establishing a Nationally Recognized Certification for Wind Turbine Technician National Science Foundation Grant Submission with the Great Lakes Energy Institute to Create an Academic Liaison with Industry
Questions
Contact Information John Gajewski, Executive Director Adv Mfg/Engineering and BioScience, john.gajewski@tri c.edu Robert Ivanov, Program Manager Engineering Technologies, robert.ivanov@tri c.edu Kay Moormann, Vice President Workforce Solutions, kay.moormann@tri c.edu Linda Simmons, Ed.D., Vice President Academic & Student Affairs, linda.simmons@tri c.edu